More heavy #flamethrower units to appear in #Russian #armies

TOS-1A Heavy flamethrower units will appear in combined arms armies. One salvo can destroy hardware, troops and adversary fortifications on a space of four square kilometers. Experts believe the successful engagement experience in Syria made the weapons popular in the troops. Earlier it was believed than one battery of such vehicles was sufficient for the Russian armed forces, the Izvestia daily writes. TOS-1 units have already been successfully operated in Syria against ISIL (Picture source: Russian MoD) The Defense Ministry told the newspaper each military district will get a battalion of nine TOS-1A while an army will have a company of three combat vehicles. The troops will receive a total of over 70 flamethrowers. Battalions will appear within nuclear, chemical and biological protection (NCB) brigades, while companies will reinforce chemical regiments. The armed forces...